We are in the very early stages of the turf waking up. Minimal visual green-up and no growth yet, but the plants are starting to wake up and starting metabolism. You can tell that because our mixture of Creeping bentgrass and Poa Annua greens is just starting to become visible.
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| The bent is darker green and the poa is a lime green / grey color |
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| Up close you can see what appears to be a hiegth difference between the two grasses |
Spring is always when of the most difficult times to maintain smooth putting surfaces, because the bent will wake up faster and the poa will stay dormant, in a slumber and appear sunken, for a longer period during the cooler days of spring. Once they are both out of dormancy and fully growing then this growth difference will diminish, but combination greens are a challenge early in the spring. To help offset this difference we will roll greens on a very frequent basis to maintain a smooth surface.
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